An invitation to reconnect

Over here in Wells, just across the Kennebunk border, I watched the RSU 21 budget battle rage. To put it mildly: I greatly admire your civic engagement and passion.

And like you, I have friends on both sides.

I hope they will be friends with each other again.

To that end, I respectfully offer the Wells Reserve at Laudholm as a "neutral site" where representatives from both camps may once again find common ground. I invite you to come together here, when heads are cooler, to reflect on the bond issue, reconnect with each other, and move forward for the good of all.

"Estuary," noun: where saltwater meets fresh and fish are born. I think it's also a place where opposing sides can find a truce, even bury some hatchets.

Your local Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve, aka Laudholm, is at your disposal.